Björn Dahlem (born 1974) is an artist based in

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. Dahlem was born in

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. He studied at the

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from 1994 to 2000. He makes

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s based on space and

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out of ordinary household materials.Hammer.UCLA.edu
Between 2005 and 2011, Dahlem was a guest professor

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(UdK), Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts and

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.Björn Dahlem
Galerie Baudach, Berlin. Since 2012, he has been a professor for sculpture at the

. Since 2017 ,he is a professor for sculpture and installation at the

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Selected exhibitions

2000 *''German Handikraft'' (with John Bock and René Zeh),

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, Auckland, New Zealand 2001 *''Neue Modelle'', Trafo Gallery, Budapest 2002 *''Orgasmodrom'', Galleria Giò Marconi, Milan 2003 *''Coma Sculptor'', Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York 2004 *''Kommando Pfannenkuchen'', Daniel Hug Gallery, Los Angeles *''Heimweh'', Haunch of Venison, London *''Solaris'', UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles *''Lost in Werner'', The Modern Institute, Glasgow 2005 *''Printemps de Septembre'', Festival of Contemporary Images, Toulouse *''S.N.O.W.'', Galerie Tucci Russo, Turin *''Strange Attractor'', Gallery Hiromi Yoshii, Tokyo 2006 *''Extension Turn 2'', Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai *''The Homunculus Saloon'', Engholm Engelhorn Galerie, Vienna *''Busan Biennale'', Museum of Modern Art, Busan, South Korea *''Berlin goes Zürich'', Arndt & Partner, Zurich 2007 *''Gallery Swap'' (Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin and Hotel, London),Hotel, London *''The Milky Way'', Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin

Selected exhibitions

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